Alleged CCP Influence Operations Involve Paid Protesters in New York

Alleged CCP Influence Operations Involve Paid Protesters in New York

NEW YORK CITY—Tactics used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to influence public perception in the United States appear to be evolving. In the past, groups of Chinese individuals were often observed arriving by bus, waving red communist party flags, and positioning themselves to counter human rights protests, particularly those by Falun Gong practitioners, a group persecuted in China. More recently, are instances in which small groups, includ…

In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party's "long-arm jurisdiction" over overseas dissidents has continued to intensify. Many Chinese protesters have been harassed, monitored, and even physically attacked. Freedom of speech and personal safety in democratic societies have been seriously threatened. Jie Lijian, who is active in China's democratic and human rights movement, recently accepted an exclusive interview with the Epoch Times and revea…